One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper.It said, "Wanted.The best salesman in the world." John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job." "I' m the best salesman in the world," he said to the manager."Give me the job." 

"You must prove you're the best," the manager said. 

"OK I will," John said.

"Good." The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk."Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets.If yon can sell them all before the end of the week, yon can have the job, " said the manager.

"That's easy, "John said.He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets.But he couldn't sell one.The sweets were too bad for him to sell.At the end of the week he went back to the manager."I'm sorry, sir," he said, "I was wrong about myself.I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."

"Oh" said the manager."Who?" 

"The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets."

1.The manager told John       .

A. he could start work at once

B. he was the best salesman in the world

C. he wasn't a good salesman

D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world

2.John could get the job if       .

A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

3.The right order(顺序) of the story is         .

①John went to ask for the job.

②John told the manager who the best salesman really was.

③John read an advertisement in a newspaper.

④ John went to sell the sweets.

A. ①②③④, B. ④③②①

C. ③①④②, D. ③④①②

4.From this story we can know that        .

A. John didn't get the job

B. John was a good seller

C. the manager was a good seller

D. the advertisement was a good one

5.John couldn't sell the sweets because      

A. he was not a good salesman

B. the sweets were too bad

C. he wanted to send them to his friends

D. nobody liked sweets

Making new friends can be difficult, especially if you are a child in a new neighborhood. It may seem like everyone else has a friend to sit with or to talk to. Don’t worry; if you’re a nice person, you can make friends too.

Step 1. Decide what kind of people you want to play with. Choose (选择) wisely, because you’ll probably become like them. Pick children that are nice to other people.

Step 2. Smile and say something nice to the person you want to be your friend. If you like a person’s shoes or think a girl is good at basketball, just say so. Everyone likes compliments.

Step 3. Join clubs and teams. If you like sports, try out for some. Put yourself in situations where you are around many children that enjoy the same activities as you. It’s easier to develop(发展) friendships when you have the same hobbies.

Step 4. Ask questions whenever it’s appropriate. People love to talk about themselves. Be careful not to ask too personal questions or ask someone too many questions. But asking one or two questions shows you’re interested in him or her.

1.The underlined word “wisely” can best be replaced by“ ”.

A. cleverly B. freely C. clearly D. quickly

2.The underlined word “compliments” is the closest in meaning to “ ”.

A. 恭喜 B. 称赞

C. 问候 D. 道贺

3.What should you do when you make friends with someone?

A. Ask how old he or she is.

B. Ask him or her too many questions.

C. Smile and say something nice to him or her.

D. Tell him or her you don’t like his or her shoes.

4.Why should we say something nice to someone we want to make friends with?

A. Because all people are happy when they are praised.

B. Because they like the same sport as we do.

C. Because they are interested in us.

D. Because they are nice to us.

5.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

A. It is difficult to make new friends.

B. There are some steps to make new friends.

C. Be nice to the people around you.

D. Everyone has their hobbies and interests

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